Joe Maher, a former hockey head coach and player and a sports
physiologist, was named Yale's assistant strength &
conditioning coach in August of 2007 after serving in a similar
role at the University of Richmond for two years. Maher was the
assistant S&C coach at Richmond from 2005 to 2007 while also
serving as head coach of the U-16AA Richmond Royals hockey club.
His Richmond football squad won an Atlantic-10 Championship under
his watch. Prior to that, he was a graduate assistant in the
Kinesiology Department at Louisiana State University and a coach at
the USA Weightlifting Development Center in Shreveport, La., from
2004 to 2005. Maher also served as assistant sports physiologist at
the U.S. Olympic Center's Athlete Performance Laboratory. He played
hockey at the University of Rhode Island and coached and competed
in 2005 Collegiate National Weightlifting Championships. In
addition, Maher, who has authored numerous articles on S&C and
owns a masters in education, coached and co-directed the 2004
American Open Championships, co-directed the 2005 Pan-American
Championships and coached the 2005 Junior National Championships.
His certifications include: Strength and Conditioning Specialist
(National Strength and Conditioning Association); Weightlifting
Senior Coach-In Process (USA Weightlifting); First Aid, CPR, AED
(American Red Cross); USA Hockey Level 3 (In-Process of Level 4).